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Diego Sanchez
“Nightmare”
United StatesWelterweightActiveage 44
31-13
70% win rate
L1 streak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
19 wins13 losseslast 5: L W L W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2020
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(32) | R2(26) | R3(24) | R4(1) | R5(1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 13.5 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 18.1 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 12.0 | 19.1 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 1:16 | 1:19 | 1:08 | 1:26 | 1:41 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa2020-09-26L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz2020-02-15W·DQ·R3 · 3:09
- UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos2019-07-06L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith2019-03-02W·KO·R2 · 4:13
- UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till2018-09-08W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis2017-11-11L·KO·R1 · 3:44
- UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov2017-04-22L·KO·R1 · 1:38
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson2016-11-05W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes2016-07-09L·KO·R1 · 1:26
- UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz2016-03-05W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum2015-11-21L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov2014-06-07W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler2014-03-15L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 32013-10-19L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann2013-03-02W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger2012-02-15L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann2011-03-03W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez2010-10-23W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans2010-05-29L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12L·KO·R5 · 2:37
- W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009-02-21W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·KO·R3 · 4:07
- UFC 82: Pride of a Champion2008-03-01W·KO·R1 · 4:43
- UFC 76: Knockout2007-09-22L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 69: Shootout2007-04-07L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs2006-12-13W·KO·R1 · 1:45
- UFC Fight Night 62006-08-17W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie2006-05-27W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
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In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Former UFC veteran Diego Sanchez was arrested in Socorro County, New Mexico, on September 7 on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and probation violation, marking another legal setback…
- MMA Fighting
Retired UFC fighter Diego Sanchez has been arrested on drunk driving charges in Socorro County, New Mexico, and spent the night in jail following his Monday arrest.
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